Twelve Years Later: Honoring the Life and Legacy of Jay Lawrence “Larry” Corby
March 18, 2026, marks twelve years since the passing of Jay Lawrence “Larry” Corby—a founding Director of the Correctional Peace Officers Foundation, a decorated Marine, and a lifelong champion for correctional professionals and their families. Though twelve years have passed since his death in 2014, Larry’s influence is not something measured in time. It is […]
Four Years Later: Remembering the Life and Legacy of Edgar “Ed” Winfield Barcliff Jr.
March 16, 2026, marked four years since the passing of a man whose life was defined by service, leadership, and an unwavering commitment to others—Edgar “Ed” Winfield Barcliff Jr. The impact of his life continues to be felt just as strongly today across the corrections community and within the Correctional Peace Officers Foundation. A Life […]
110 Years Later: Honoring the Life and Sacrifice of Correctional Officer Andrew F. Turner
March 26, 2026, marks 110 years since the line-of-duty death of Correctional Officer Andrew F. Turner, a young officer whose sacrifice remains a solemn part of corrections history. On March 26, 1916, Officer Turner was assigned to the dining hall at the United States Penitentiary in Leavenworth, Kansas. What should have been a routine midday […]
Five years ago, we lost a dedicated officer, a husband, and a father.
March 25, 2026, marks five years since the corrections and law enforcement community lost one of its own—Corporal Kyle Jeffrey Davis of the Washington County Sheriff’s Office in Oklahoma. On March 25, 2021, Corporal Davis was performing what should have been a routine duty—booking newly arrested individuals into the Washington County Correctional Facility. Earlier that […]
Five Years Later: Honoring the Lives and Service of Lorena Schulte and Robert McFarland
March 23, 2026, marks five years since a tragic and senseless act of violence claimed the lives of two dedicated public servants—Nurse Lorena Yanira Schulte and Correctional Officer Robert Levi McFarland—inside the walls of the Anamosa State Penitentiary in Iowa. On that day in 2021, what began as a routine assignment in the prison infirmary […]
CPOF Provides Assistance to Family of Florida Correctional Officer Following Tragic Loss
The Correctional Peace Officers Foundation (CPOF) recently provided catastrophic assistance to the family of Correctional Officer Michelle Kinsey of the Lancaster Correctional Institution in Florida. Officer Kinsey tragically lost her life on December 18, 2025, in a single-vehicle accident. Her passing was a devastating loss for her family, friends, and the colleagues who served alongside […]
CPOF Provides Assistance to Georgia DJJ Officer Following Tragic House Fire
The Correctional Peace Officers Foundation (CPOF) recently provided assistance to a member of the corrections family following an unimaginable tragedy. Officer ReNyea Russell, who serves with the Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice, lost her two young children in a devastating house fire that occurred early on the morning of February 14 in Sandersville, Georgia. According […]
CSP–Solano Honor Guard Joins CPOF Honor Guard for Training Day
The Correctional Peace Officers Foundation (CPOF) recently welcomed members of the Honor Guard team from California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s California State Prison, Solano, for a day of Honor Guard training and collaboration at the CPOF headquarters. Honor Guard teams play a critical role in honoring correctional professionals who have fallen in the line […]
The Honor Behind the Guard – Michael Hire
Hello, my name is Michael Hire. I started my career with the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (ODRC) in 2000 at the age of 25 as a Corrections Officer at the Chillicothe Correctional Institution (CCI) in Chillicothe, OH. By this time, I was already in my 7th year with the Ohio Army National Guard […]
Honoring Correctional Officer Dustin Pedigo
CPOF Honor Guard Stands in Service for a Fallen Brother When the call comes that one of our own has fallen, the corrections family responds in the only way it knows how—together. Recently, members of the Correctional Peace Officers Foundation Honor Guard traveled to Tennessee to stand in quiet support of the Tennessee Department of […]
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